NBC, the longtime broadcast home of the National Hockey League, rolled out a more robust national television schedule for the 2018-19 season and rebranded to distance the product from its antiquated and much-maligned "Wednesday Night Rivalry" franchise.
This year, NBC will carry 109 NHL regular-season games — the most since it acquired NHL rights prior to the 2005-06 season — with the majority airing on NBCSN, the network's cable sports station. The weekly offering, now called "Wednesday Night Hockey," includes scheduled doubleheaders for 17 of 25 Wednesday nights.
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As during prior seasons, NBC also will carry the NHL's marquee Winter Classic and Stadium Series outdoor games, a new Thanksgiving afternoon game between the Rangers and Flyers, and 10 other games selected for "NHL on NBC" broadcasts.
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A complete NHL national broadcast lineup for 2018-19 can be found below. (All times Eastern.)
'Wednesday Night Hockey' schedule
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Oct. 3 | Washington 7, Boston 0 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 3 | Anaheim 5, San Jose 2 | 10:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 10 | Washington 5, Vegas 2 | 8 p.m. |
| Oct. 17 | Washington 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) | 7 p.m. |
| Oct. 17 | Calgary 5, Boston 2 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 24 | Toronto 4, Winnipeg 2 | 7 p.m. |
| Oct. 24 | Tampa Bay 1, Colorado 0 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 7 | Pittsburgh at Washington | 7:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 7 | Nashville at Colorado | 10 p.m. |
| Nov. 14 | St. Louis at Chicago | 8 p.m. |
| Nov. 14 | Anaheim at Vegas | 10:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 28 | St. Louis at Detroit | 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 28 | Pittsburgh at Colorado | 9:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 5 | Edmonton at St. Louis | 8 p.m. |
| Dec. 5 | Chicago at Anaheim | 10:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 12 | Pittsburgh at Chicago | 8 p.m. |
| Dec. 19 | Pittsburgh at Washington | 8 p.m. |
| Jan. 2 | Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 2 | San Jose at Colorado | 9:30 p.m. |
| Jan. 9 | Nashville at Chicago | 8 p.m. |
| Jan. 16 | Boston at Philadelphia | 7:30 p.m. |
| Jan. 16 | San Jose at Arizona | 10 p.m. |
| Jan. 23 | Washington at Toronto | 7:30 p.m. |
| Jan, 23 | Nashville at Vegas | 10 p.m. |
| Jan. 30 | Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh | 8 p.m. |
| Feb. 6 | Boston at N.Y. Rangers | 8 p.m. |
| Feb. 13 | Edmonton at Pittsburgh | 8 p.m. |
| Feb. 20 | Chicago at Detroit | 7:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 20 | Boston at Vegas | 10 p.m. |
| Feb. 27 | Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers | 7:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 27 | Chicago at Anaheim | 10 p.m. |
| March 6 | Washington at Philadelphia | 7:30 p.m. |
| March 6 | St. Louis at Anaheim | 10 p.m. |
| March 13 | Chicago at Toronto | 7 p.m. |
| March 13 | New Jersey at Edmonton | 9:30 p.m. |
| March 20 | Tampa Bay at Washington | 7:30 p.m. |
| March 20 | Winnipeg at Anaheim | 10 p.m. |
| March 27 | N.Y. Rangers at Boston | 7:30 p.m. |
| March 27 | Vegas at Colorado | 10 p.m. |
| April 3 | St. Louis at Chicago | 8 p.m. |
| April 3 | Calgary at Anaheim | 10:30 p.m. |
'NHL on NBC' schedule
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) |
| Friday, Nov. 23 | N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Jan. 1 | Boston at Chicago (Winter Classic) | 1 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 20 | Washington at Chicago | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 2 | Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 2 | Minnesota at Chicago | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 3 | Boston at Washington | 12:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 10 | St. Louis at Nashville | 12:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 17 | N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh | 12:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 17 | St. Louis at Minnesota | 3 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 23 | Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (Stadium Series) | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 3 | Washington at N.Y. Rangers | 12:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 24 | Philadelphia at Washington | 12:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, March 31 | N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia | 12:30 p.m. |
